Partial Splenectomy in the treatment of an adult with β thalassemia intermedia: A case report
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Partial Splenectomy in the treatment of an adult with β thalassemia intermedia: A case report
Introduction Thalassemia is a common disease which treatment is often based on splenectomy. The risks associated with total splenectomy stimulated partial splenectomy as a potentially alternative therapy. Case presentation A 45 year-old female patient with long term follow-up for β thalassemia intermedia started to develop signs of hypersplenism and iron overload. A partial splenectomy was pe...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.011